I pull off M-28 just east of Marquette at the Lake Superior Roadside Park. For heaven’s sake it’s 63 degrees here!
Lake Superior lies under a clear blue sky just beyond a path that runs along the beach. I walk to the water. Gentle waves lap on the shore. The water is so clear. I gaze longingly at the rounded glacial rocks that the water is breaking against, then return to the car and have a quick snack. I start rolling slowly out of the parking spot and hear something.
“Hey, wait! Sir … sir!?”
A guy is running across the parking lot. He comes up to the window and wants to talk about the trailer. He says he’s been thinking of getting a teardrop himself. I stop the car and get out.
We talk about trailers and camping and batteries. He mentions he plays the accordion.
“Really?” I ask.
“Yes,” he says. “I have it in my car.”
I stare at him for a second and ask “Can I see it?”
He gets it out of his Prius and plays a snippet of Roll Out the Barrel right there in the parking lot between his Prius and another black car parked next to his.
Guy if you read this, thanks for song, and Safe Travels!